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I took hydrometer measuring already : Due to thick flesh of the grape meat, the hydrometer can't spin freely. hence i have to shake shake shake until hydrometer settle naturally. When i push hydrometer all the way to the bottom and shake shake until it float to natural position it shows 58SG...

Hii Jay, No i didn't add any water.. the grape was just rinsed with water , drained and went it goes into the glass vessel. I will take a measurement just in case, but since the grape pulp and flesh is kind of like mucus, i think it will affect the hydrometer measurement.. I don't want to put...

Hii, I just harvested grape from my own vine, it is sweet enough to eat just like that. Usually the grape should be done harvest by now, but since sun is not so good this year, harvest was delayed due to not enough sweetness. I never do a proper grape wine before (i have done many batches of...

I would like to propagate the green rice mold that my friend gave me as gift from china.. What woud you recommend ? do i need to spread those rice mold onto the cooked rice in aerobic or anaerobic condition ? If propagation works, i would be so happy :yes:, won't have to worry if i run out of...

The fungus inoculated dried rice are suppose to be like those that i showed in photo, should be in grain of rice. But this that purchased from asian store are powder... white powder.. so pure white that it looks like chemical enzyme. Even though it is real Rhizopus oryzae, still not enough...

Yes, that Sake from Koji strain is something different.. that is good for drinking.. Actually making rice wine is not hard, as long as not got stuck like what i have here, it should be easy peasy. I have ventured into something that not my mother have done.. because i didn't use the same...

Btw, just for the completeness of info, My mom use this kind of yeast when use made red rice yeast, the wine is red cooking wine.. very red, even all the pulp became red color.. the aroma of it is fragrantful red cooking wine.. not for casual drinking.. i guess taste is totally diff than that...

Yes, those who hold the power wants control.. because alcohol is good money.. But as for my mom, we do it for own consumption and sometime as gift for neigbour who gave birth. Sadly my mom only did red rice wine twice in her life.. and she also just know how to do it according to what other ppl...

Came from Malaysia. You don't say, Tropical country such as malaysia and singapore got a lot more fruit.. whole years... no end to papaya, pineapple, lemon, citrus fruit, banana, star fruit, guava, .. no end to the list. , but ppl there just don't make fruit wine. They only make grain wine...

Ok, i need your advice again, thing does not work out as i thought it would. Yesterday, 11st feb at 17:00pm I hydrated 1.76g of yeast (the remaining from what i purchased recently) added to 0.5 tbs brown sugar + a little of warm water At 20:00pm i saw the thick bubble forming on yeast. Hence...

You post is always an anspiring. I never thought to put it this way. :cool: Older folks is healthier than people of this age, due to the lifestyle and dietary: Hmm, I think what you said regarding this aspect is true as well, (i am a open minded person as well in this info era), but older...

Thank you for the super detailed and easy understood info.. benefited from the good concise info. Finally, I have tested my wort, and i couldn't help but laugh! See here: I did a measurement of weight and volume (just for the sake of complete) 1. 450ml of rice liquid = 500 gram. Hence density...

Hii Birrofilo, I would like to ask if rice wine liquid can be measured with the same device that measure wine "specific gravity" ? From what i understand, Specific gravity measurement system for wine has being in the sense - "calibrated" over the time, to measure the content of sugar in grape...

I was making traditional rice wine, it should be as concentrate as possible (but not hinder fermentation), in it, this way it is a tonic for health, good for wives who just gave birth (rice wine added into chicken soup); so to provide warm to body. That's the way my grandma till my mother and my...

You are a wonder person, helped me. May God blesses you.